dash (off)

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Verb
  • In Louisiana, for instance, Black residents make up about one-third of the state's population, but only one of the state's six House seats represented a majority-Black district.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Reghis le Bris could field a starting 11 made up entirely of summer recruits, such has been the extent of business at Sunderland this summer.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Homeless after impulsively signing herself out of the institution, Maria Angeles hatches a plan to squat in secret in her beloved apartment.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • After six months of barely evading capture, an escape plan was hatched that saw the soldier cross into Spain and eventual freedom.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Dash (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dash%20%28off%29. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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